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Drug and Alcohol Use Among Boston's Haitian Community: A Hidden Problem Unveiled by CCHER's Enhanced Innovative Case Management Program

2001; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 16; Issue: 1-2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1300/j023v16n01_07

2376-8649

Eustache Jean-Louis, Janine Walker, Guy Apollon, Joel Piton, M. Berthonia Antoine, Alfred Mombeleur, Marc Thelismond, Nicole César,

HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions

SUMMARY This article discusses the Enhanced Innovative Case Management Program of CCHER, Inc., a community-based agency serving Boston's immigrant Haitian population living with HIV/AIDS. A psychosocial educational counseling program of 25 topics was created to address psychosocial needs of Haitian HIV consumers. Counseling sessions are one-to-one, in Haitian Creole. A pre-post evaluation design assesses the effectiveness of the curriculum in relation to the objectives of the project. The project has allowed CCHER to identify complex substance abuse issues and as a result has enabled the agency to address substance abuse among Haitians and plan culturally appropriate educational, outreach, and counseling strategies for Haitian substance abusers and community members.